State funds fix SouthCoast boat ramps, piers

The state has completed recreation projects in three SouthCoast towns just in time for the height of fishing and boating seasons.

The state has completed recreation projects in three SouthCoast towns just in time for the height of fishing and boating seasons.

Fairhaven, Dartmouth and Westport all benefit from the state's program to repair docks and boat ramps.

"These projects provide tremendous recreational opportunities for our citizens, and their construction and use generate millions in economic activity," Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett said in a statement.

In Dartmouth's Apponagansett Bay, the state oversaw a $385,000 reconstruction of the boat ramp and the installation of new floating docks. The area which offers good fishing for striped bass, bluefish, tautog and fluke, is managed by the Town of Dartmouth.

At Hoppy's Landing in Fairhaven, floating dock and boarding piers were repaired by the state for $12,000.

On the Westport River, the Division of Marine Fisheries used $55,000 in funds from the sale of saltwater recreational fishing permits to replace a floating dock at the boat access facility.

ARIEL WITTENBERG

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